Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the gateway to China for many travellers. Though rich in cultural heritage, the city’s prime calling card is its urban charm. The People’s Square and the banks of Huangpujiang River offer great sightseeing, business and shopping opportunities. You can shop in high-end venues for designer items or cruise through the backstreets to hunt for interesting trinkets, including a myriad of traditional Chinese handicrafts.
The Bund
Yuyuan Garden
A famous classical garden in South China, the Yuyuan Garden was built 400 years ago during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by a Sichuan minister of finance named Pan Yunduan. Since the establishment of the People ’s Republic of China, it has been renovated several times and now enjoys state protection. The garden is divided into scenic sections with equally-as-scenic names, such as ‘Mountains and Forests in the City’, ‘Magnificent Woods and Beautiful Valleys’, ‘Historical Relics of Heralding Spring’, ‘Water and Rockery Scenery’, ‘Tops in the World’ and the ‘Inner Garden’.
Xintiandi
Xintiandi is a car-free shopping, eating and entertainment hub of Shanghai. It’s composed of an area of restored traditional shikumen (stone gate) houses built upon narrow alleys, which now support a modern shopping mall, a cinema complex and some adjoining houses serving as book stores, cafes and restaurants. Most of Xintiandi’s cafes and restaurants feature both indoor and outdoor seating. The area has an active nightlife on weekdays as well as weekends, although the scene tends to be more chilled out and romantic than raucous. Xintiandi means ‘New Heaven and Earth’ and is known as one of China’s first lifestyle centres.
Monday, 8 October 2012
SINGAPORE
Apart from Hong Kong, Singapore is the second best place for shopping, dining and movies, tourist tend to walk along orchard road, but believe me, there are plenty of fun things you can do besides shopping.
The botanic garden
Down town Singaporean tend to jog and do tai chi around the place. Wander through the virgin rainforst, you'll find the national orchid Garden, with over 1,000 orchid species and 2,000 hybrids. It's a nice place for you to start up your day.
Gardens by the bay
A five minute walk from the down town marina bay area, a park comprises three garden : Bay south, Bay east and Bay central, you can also see the unique skyline of marina bay sand from the waterfront. Bay south is the largest waterfront garden, you'll find futuristic - looking supertrees, vertical gardent measuring up to 16 storeys. Bay East is a unique mix of pavilions, lush lawn, tropical palm trees and all kinds of natural blossoms.
Universal Studio
Another fun place to visit, no matter how old you are, i'm pretty sure that you're loving this place. With all the shows and rides they're got, you're going to have an awesome day !
Merlion
A mythical creature with the head of a lion and a body of a fish, the national icon of singapore. The fish body represents the origin of singapore as a fishing village, and the body represents the original name of singapore as "singapure", meaning "lion city", this is a place where every tourist should go. And its the 40th birthday of the merlion, happy birthday !
FIJI
FIJI, is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean. This country comprises by more than 332 islands, which 110 of them are inhibited. This is a place where people wants to chill and relax, a get away from the busy city, the islands around Fiji are amazing.
Mana island
It was told to be the fijian word for magic, a place of heaven, you can explore the amazing underwater world with the free use of snorkel gear, Sail the blue lagoons and explore the uninhabited beaches of the Fijian Mamanuca Islands on the way to Man island.
Southern Sea Island
For the ultimate day out in paradise, it’s hard to beat South Sea Island. Snorkel the reefs filled with coral and colorful fish; swim in the crystal-clear blue waters; lie on the sandy white beaches; enjoy a massage; or do nothing at all. This place will fullfill your south pacific dream.
Sugar City
Apart from the amazing islands, you can also visit the 'sugar city' in Fiji. A trip the Lautoka near Nadi, which u may found it different, the largest sugar fill in the southern Hemisphere. You may find some amazing hand crafts while walking through the village.
Pattaya
Pattaya, known as the "Hawaii of the Orient", the world-famous the emerging seaside tourist resort.
40 kilometers long Pattaya beach, sunny, blue sky and clear water, white sand, such as silver, the coconut tree,small villas. You can play the water-skiing, surfing, water recreational activities.
Nongnooch Tropical Garden is the essence of cultural tourism in Thailand. There are three program in the park : First, Thai folk performances; elephant show; Third Botanical Garden. Very rustic folk songs and dances, very authentic, human performers is the village; elephant show exceptionally wonderful.
Pattaya Beach have very long beach, fine sand, clear water, fascinating. Two along the waterfront towards Long Street, extending to the north-south direction, and focus on the types of services provided to tourists, such as shops, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, dance halls and other.
Beijing
Beijing
The capital of the People’s Republic of China and a cosmopolitan world city, Beijing’s history and current role make it a place where ancient and modern worlds blend. From the laneways of old Beijing, where you can witness centuries-old Chinese architecture, to the National Stadium, commonly known as the ‘bird’s nest’, the continuity, diversity and vitality of Beijing are always apparent.
The Forbidden City
Located in the centre of Beijing, the Forbidden City was the Imperial Palace of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Twenty-four emperors ruled from here and now it serves as the National Palace Museum, displaying treasures from the two dynasties. The entire palace is elegantly decorated, luxurious and splendid. It’s also been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Great Wall
The Great Wall is a symbolic representation of the Chinese nation. It has a total length of over 19,000 kilometres and is one of the world's greatest and most recognised structures, spanning northern China from east to west. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. Construction began during the rule of Qin Shi Huang (246–221 BC) and was extended by subsequent rulers. Sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up until the Ming dynasty (AD 1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance.
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
Debuting for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the National Stadium’s main body is constructed by a series of steel trusses seamlessly woven around a bowl to form a ‘bird's nest’ shape, reminiscent of the beauty and harmony of nature. With its advanced energy-saving design and incorporated sustainability measures, the National Stadium is one of China’s large-scale environmentally friendly buildings.
Italy
Italy
Italy is a large country in Southern Europe. Together with Greece, it is acknowledged as the birthplace of Western culture. Not surprisingly, it is also home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. High art and monuments are to be found everywhere around the country. It is also famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, its trendy fashions, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its many beautiful coasts, alpine lakes and mountains.
Colosseum
It was built by the Emperor Vespasian, was the venue for the games which took place in the ancient Rome. Very famous were the gladiator fights, usually slaves or prisoners of war, trained with the aim of ferociously and bravely fighting in order to regain their freedom.
Saint Peter's Basilica
Saint Peter's square is the greatest piazza in Rome. In Roman time it was the place where the Circus of Nero stood, and where in 65 was crucified St. Peter. After 250 years he was buried in the point where Costantine built the first Basilica in 326. Notice that up to that epoch Rome was of pagan faith and the bodies were buried in the catacombs outside the walls of the city, and only after the edict of Milan in 313 Costantine and Licinius allowed the Christians to freely observe their religion and to bury the bodies inside the city boundaries that's why St. Peter was buried in the homonymous area more than 250 years later.
Tower of Pisa
The belltower in Piazza del Duomo is known worldwide as the 'leaning tower' and it is undoubtedly the symbol of Pisa. Work began in 1173 and was interrupted due to subsidence, which is the reason for the inclination. Work began again in 1275 and the tower was completed in the mid-fourteenth century. 294 steps lead to the top of the tower, where Galileo Galilei carried out experiments on the force of gravity. Even todayPisa is a cultural city and home to the prestigious university 'Scuola Normale Superiore'.
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